Building facing



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BUILDING FACING Filed Aug. 17, 1931 INVENTOR. @g hfl/ .5 fiaw z aATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 12, 1933 rmrrsn STATES BUILDING FACING Reginald B.Bawtenheimer, Sarnia, Ontario,

. Canada Application August 17, 1931. Serial No. 557,483

6 Claims. (01372-49) My invention relates to a new and usefulimprovement in a building facing adapted for mounting on buildings ofvarious types so as to dispense with the necessity of bricks, stones orthe like in buildings which arebuilt entirely of such materials orveneered therewith, while at the same time the appearance of such a typeof building will be maintained.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a facing materialwhich will be of weather resisting qualities and of such a size andconstruction that the same may be easily and quickly used by artisans soas to render a construction quite economical.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a facing material ofthis class formed in sheets from sufficiently flexibleand strong material as to afford the outer enclosure of the building weather proofand of-such insulating qualities as to be weather resistant at alltimes.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a facing material ofthis class having mortar receiving grooves formed therein so that themortar when placed in the grooves will be locked in position.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a facing of thisclass formed from or into sheets so arranged and constructed that themeeting edges of adjacent pieces or strips may be effectively concealed.7

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood from a reference to theaccompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and inwhich,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a building wall embodyingthe invention,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a joint block used in the invention.

It is preferred that the invention be used with suitable insulatingboard or material of the built up type several kinds of which are nowwell known to the trade. This type of material may be built from amolding or pressing operation and is generally formed from pulp of afibrous nature so that the board or material when completed is of ayieldable or semi-resilient nature. This material may be molded orformed into various sizes and forms and lends itself well to the presentinvention. Furthermore it may be insulated against fire and thus afire-proof structure may be provided.

. In the body of the board '7, on one face thereof, I form grooves 9which may. be extended across the face of the board to outline anydesired shape and made to define any desired size of area, so that thegrooves may be used to outline any style or shape or size of buildingblock or stone or brick. Applied to'the outer face of 5" the board so asto form a coating thereof is a layer 8 of asphalt, tar or other suitablewaterproofing or waterresistant material. This layer 8 also coats thegrooves 9. Before applying the layer 8 the entire board may, if desired,be subjected to impregnatiton with waterproofing or fire-proofingmaterial. The grooves 9 may be molded or pressed into the material orbody '7 when the same is in a plastic form or when it is beingmanufactured, or the same may be placed therein afterwards either bypressing or by the use of a scoring machine of suitable type. Secured tothe outer facingiof the body 7, and preferably through the adhesivequalities of the'layer 8 is a facing 10 formed preferably from ordinaryslate. coated asphalt roofing material. It may also be formed of thesame'material as the body '7 with a coating of asphalt,

tar or the like with the outer surface stoned or coated with smallparticles of stone 11 or slate or similar material. It will be notedthat the facing 10 overlies the grooves 9, so that the space 12 is ofless width than the grooves 9.

The outer face of the facing is covered with a sheet of paper 19 orother suitable easily removed material so that when the mortar is placedin the grooves 9 the facing 10 will not become dirtied or stained. v Thestripsor pieces of board '7 may be nailed by the nails 20 to thestudding or supporting skeleton 21 of the building and thus take theplace of the sheeting and veneering now commonly used. The grooves 9 areto be filled with mortar or similar plastic material which will outlinethe bricks or building blocks. This mortar may, of course, be of anysuitable color and when the proper coloring of mortar is used and theproper color of the facing 10 is obtained a. surface is eifected whichwill appear in all particulars as a brick construction so that even avery close inspection may not reveal the type of the construction. Byhaving the facing 10 overlie the grooves 9 the mortar is formed intowith the tongue extending outwardly as at 14, this tongue being thevisible portion.

At the end edges of the pieces or strips of board 7 I provide a seriesof recesses or pockets and 16 in which may be positioned loose jointblock 17 having its outer face treated as the body 7 is treated. At therearface of the block 17 is an outwardly projecting flange which willserve as a nailing strip whereby the block may be secured in position.When nailing this strip the nails would be driven through the spaceseparating the adjacent edges of the bodies 7. This block will alsoserve to cover the nails 20 which secure the'pieces of the body 7 inposition. In this way the joint is entirely sealed and concealed, as themortar will surround this block.

From this description of the invention it is believed obvious that theadvantages enumerated are present and that a durable, light, easilyinstalled and cheap construction is provided which possess all of theadvantage of the usual brick or brick veneer type of construction.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details ofstructure shown but desire to avail myself of such variations andmodifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure. by Letters Patent is:

1. A building facing of the class described comprising: a main body; alayer of waterproofing material on the outer face of said main body,said main body having a plurality of outlining grooves formed therein tosimulate a brick face construction; and an exposed facing having itsedges projected beyond and overlying said grooves; and mortar in saidgrooves, the overlying edges of said facing'forming'a lock for lockingthe mortar in said grooves.

'2 A building facing of the class described, comprising: a main bodyhaving a plurality of outlining grooves formed therein; a layer ofwaterproofing material on the outer face of said main body; an exposedfacing secured to 'said layer within each area outlined by said 'groovcsandprojected beyond and overlying at its edges said grooves.

3. A building facing of the class described, comprising: a main bodyhaving a plurality of outlining grooves formed therein; a layer ofwaterproofing material on the outer face of said main body; an exposedfacing secured to said layer Within each area outlined by said groovesand, at its edges, projected beyond and overlying said grooves; andmortar in said grooves and projecting outwardly therefrom betweenadjacent edges of said exposed facing in adjacent areas.

- 4. A building facing of the class described, comprising: a main bodyhaving a plurality of outlining grooves formed therein to simulate a;brick face construction; a layer of exposed facing secured to said mainbody within each area outlined by said grooves and overlying at itsedges said grooves the space between adjacentedges of adjacent layers ofexposed facing being of a width less than the width of said grooves.

5. A building facing of the class described, comprising: a main bodyhaving a plurality of outlining grooves formed therein to simulate abrick face construction; a layer of exposed facing secured to said mainbody within each area outlined by grooves and overlying at its edgessaid grooves the space between adjacent edges of adjacent layers ofexposed facing being of a width less than the width of said grooves; anda filling of hardened plastic material in said grooves and in the spacebetween adjacent edges of adjacent layers of exposed facing.

6 A construction as defined in claim 5 and having in the edges of saidmain body a plurality of recessesfthe recesses in adjacent edges ofadjacent strips of said main body cooperating to forin a cavity; a blockengageable in said oavitysaid block being of slightly less dimensionsthan the cavity for forming with the walls thereof a space correspondingto said grooves; and a layer of exposed facing on the outer face of theblock projected beyond and overlying the space at its edges; and afilling of hardened plastic material in said space.

REGINALD B. BAVVTENI-IEIMER.

